Academic record:

International School of Brussels, Belgium

International Baccalaureate June, 1985

Swedish Agricultural University,

Masters of Science Dec. 1991

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Dec. 1991

University of California,

Masters of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Dec. 2000

PhD in Comparative Pathology Dec. 2004

Languages spoken: Swedish, English, French, Dutch, and limited Spanish

Computer proficiency in Word processing, spreadsheets, data handling, statistical software; SAS, Stata, StatXact, @Risk, Powerpoint, Adobe Illustrator.

Professional experience:

National Food Administration Veterinary meat inspector June-Aug. 1989

Porcine Health Organization Animal health veterinarian June-Aug. 1990

Swedish Board of Agriculture Large Animal Veterinarian June-Aug. 1991

Swedish Board of Agriculture Large Animal Veterinarian April-Oct.1992

Swedish Board of Agriculture Veterinary Inspector Oct. 92-Aug. 95

National Food Administration Senior Veterinary Inspector Sept. 95-July 98

European Commission National Expert, March 96- Dec 96

University of California, Davis Graduate researcher May 99- Dec 04

University of California, Davis Post doctorate researcher Jan 05 - June 07

Washington State University Post doctorate researcher July 07 – Oct 08

Grants and Fellowships: (PI = Principal Investigator)

Ivar and Elsa Sandbergs Stipendiefond 1999- (PI) Factors governing the emergence of antibiotic resistance in enteric pathogenic and commensal bacteria in bovine food animals.

Western Institute for Food Safety and Security 2004- Clonal dissemination of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli.

California Animal Health and Food Safety 2006- (Co-PI) The effect of oral Immunoglobulin G supplementation in pre-weaned calves on calf morbidity, mortality, weight gain and on antibiotic resistance in calf fecal Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica.

USDA CSREES_NIFSI National Integrated Food Safety Initiative 2007- (Co-PI) Reducing the environmental load of food and waterborne pathogens on Confined Animal Feed Operations.

Publications-Peer reviewed:

Berge, A.C., Sischo, W.M, Atwill, E.R, 2001, Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using Cluster analysis techniques. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, March 28-30.

Berge, A.C., Atwill, E.R, Sischo, W.M, 2003, Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using cluster analysis techniques. Prev. Vet. Med. 61: 91-102

Scuota, S., Cenci Goga, B.T, Berge, A.C., Vizzani, A., 2003 Valuatione dell’antibiotico resistenza in stipiti di Salmonella isolati in Umbria da fonti umane e non umane mediante l’analisi dei cluster. Proceedings XIII Convegno Nazionale AIVI, Montesilvano (Pe) Italy, 6-8 June 2003.

Berge, A.C., Adaska, J.M., Sischo, W.M. 2004, Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to compare historic and contemporary isolates of multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport. Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 70:318-232

Berge, A.C., Moore, D.E, Lindeque, P, Sischo, W.M., 2005, A Clinical Field Trial in a Calf Ranch Evaluating the Influence of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Antibiotic Use on calf health. J. Dairy Sci. 88:2166-2177

Berge, A.C., Atwill, E.R., Sischo, W.M., 2005, Animal and farm influences on the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves. Prev. Vet. Med. 69:25-38.

Galvão, K., Berge, A.C., Coscioni, A., Villaseñor, M., Sischo, W.M., Santos, J.E.P. 2005, Effect of Feeding Live Yeast Products to Calves with Failure of Passive Transfer on Performance and Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in fecal Escherichia coli. Repro. Nutrit. Develop. 3: 427-440

Berge, A.C, Epperson, W.B., Pritchard, R.H., 2005 Assessing the effect of single dose florfenicol treatment in feedlot cattle on the antimicrobial resistance patterns in fecal Escherichia coli. Vet. Res. 36:723-734

Berge, A.C., Moore, D.E., Sischo, W.M. 2006 A Clinical Field Trial in a Calf Ranch Evaluating the Influence of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Antibiotic Use on Antibiotic Resistance in Fecal Escherichia coli. Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72:3872-3878

Berge, A. C. , E.L. Dueger, W.M. Sischo, 2006 Comparison of Salmonella enterica serovar distribution and antibiotic resistance profiles in grey water at two municipal water treatment plants. J. Appl. Microbiol.101:1309-1316

Berge, A.C., Moore, D.A. Sischo, W.M., 2006 Antibiotic resistance in non-clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica from pre-weaned calves in dairies and calf ranches in California. Am. J. Vet. Res. 67(9):1580-1588

Adaska, J.M., Silva, A., Berge, A.C., Sischo, W.M., 2006. Genetic and Phenotypic Variability in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Isolated from California Dairy Cattle and Humans., Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72(10):6632-7.

Berge, A. C. , W.M. Sischo, A.L. Graigmill, 2006. Antibiotic susceptibility of respiratory pathogens from sheep and goat to some common therapeutic antibiotics. J. Am. Vet. Assoc. 229(8):1279-1281

Bae, W., Hancock, D.D., Call, D.R., Park, J.H., Berge, A.C.B., Finger, R.M., Sischo, W.M., Besser, T.E., 2007 Dissemination of Clonal, Multidrug Resistant Campylobacter coli Strains among Washington State and California Cattle. Vet. Microbiol. 122:306-315

Berge, A.C., Barnett, S.C, Finger, R.M., Sischo, W.M., 2007 The use of bulk tank milk to monitor trends in antimicrobial resistance on dairy farms. Foodborne Path.Dis.4:397-407.

Berge, A.C., Thornburg, E., Adaska, J.M., Moeller, R.B., Blanchard, P.C., Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Dublin from dairy source calves in the central San Joaquin Valley, California during the years 1998–2002, J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. June (4) 2008,

Berge, A.C., Sischo, W.M., Besser, T.E. Association between passive transfer and antimicrobial resistance in the enteric flora of calves, Hungarian Veterinary Journal, Buiatrics Conference 2008, Budapest, Hungary.

Berge, A.C., Glanville, T.L., Millner, P.D., Klingborg, D.J., "A review of methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States." JAVMA 2008 IN PRESS

Berge, A.C., Besser, T.E, Moore, D.A, Sischo, W.M. Evaluation of the Effects of Oral Colostrum Supplementation during the first 14 Days on the Health and Performance of Preweaned Calves. J Dairy Sci. 2008 IN PRESS.

Other Publications:

Berge, A.C.B. 2001, Antibiotikaanvändning vid kalvuppfödning i Kalifornien. Svensk Veterinärtidning. 53, Nr 4.

Berge, A.C.B. 2001, Kalvuppfödningen i USA: Beroende av antibiotika. Nötkött, Nr 3, June.

Berge, A.C.B. 2004: Spatial, Temporal and Management-Specific Factors Influencing Antibiotic Resistance and Carbohydrate Fermentation Patterns in Bovine Enteric Escherichia coli and the Clinical Consequences of Limiting Antibiotic Use in Pre-weaned Calves. UMI Dissertation Services, ProQuest.

Scholarships:

UC Davis, Jastro-Shields: Non-resident tuition fees for PhD graduate studies, 2002.

UC Davis, Dean: Non-resident tuition fees for PhD graduate studies, 2002-2004

Awards:

2002 CRWAD: Best Graduate Student Award Oral Presentation. Awarded by the Association for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine.

Educational and Extension Activities.

1985-86 – International School of Brussels: A year of tutoring and mentoring > 30 high school students in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.

1993-1995: Swedish Board of Agriculture, Sweden’s animal health in the European Union. A seminar series for veterinary practitioners, officers and students in all regions of Sweden.

January 1999. International Seminars at UC Davis, Davis, CA, “Animal welfare in Sweden”

February 1999, International Seminars at UC Davis, CA, “The Swedish Salmonella Control Program”

Jan. 2002, North Valley Dairy Day in California., Orland, CA, “Antibiotic resistance in calves.”

Feb. 2003. International Seminars at UC Davis. CA, “Animal welfare in Sweden and European Union.”

Oct. 2005, Calf College, Fresno, Madeira, Chino, California, “Antibiotic resistance and Salmonella in pre-weaned calves. What could be done? What should be done?” and “Raising healthy calves with less antibiotics”

July 2006, Lander Veterinary Clinic, Turlock, CA, “Raising healthy calves with less antibiotic use”.

Dec 2006, Schering-Plough Vet to vet symposium.NE. “Disease and therapy principles in intensive calf rearing systems.”

March 2006-Oct 2006 Expert advice to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) on calf welfare

Jan 2007. International Seminars at UC Davis, CA. “Animal welfare in Sweden”

March 2007. Visalia, CA. California Laboratory Technician Seminar. Food-related and environmental flow of Salmonella enterica and its impact on human infection.

June 2007, National Carcass Composting Meeting. UC Davis, Ca. “Carcass composting- a literature review”. Expert panelist.

March 2008, Alltech Calf Health College, Albany, OR, “Raising calves with less antibiotics”

July 2008, Alltech Calf Health College, Albany, Bellingham, WA, Sunnyside WA, “Antimicrobial use in the pre-weaned calves and raising healthy calves with less antimicrobials”.

Other academic or professional experiences:

Feb-April 1995. Veterinary official from an adhesion country to the European Union at The European Commission DG VI/B.II.2

June 1996. ISO 9001 Lead Assessor Course by Lloyds, Campden, United Kingdom

Nov 1996. Wild game disease & meat inspection course by National Food Administration/National Veterinary Institute

March 1996. European Commission exchange program for Official Veterinarians,

1 month in Portugal

Sept 1997. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), National Food Administration

Sept 1999. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, Diarrheal and Foodborne Disease Branch. 1-month apprenticeship

Sept 2003. Multi-level modeling, Chicago, IL

Sept 2005. CSREES Writing competitive grants workshop, Moscow, Idaho

Sept 2005. Public Health Policy workshop, University of California, Davis, CA

Aug 2006. Microbial Risk Assessment Workshop. Center for Advancement of Microbial Risk Assessment, University of Michigan, MI

Nov 2006-2008. California Agricultural Leadership Fellowship. – A two year program to promote and educate leaders in animal agriculture.

Oral and poster presentations (performed since the beginning of further education in August 1998) (presentations are oral, unless otherwise noted):

May 1999. Presentation to a French delegation, Tulare, CA, “Antibiotics in Food Animals-US national legislation compared to European”

Nov. 1999. CRAWD (Conference for Research Workers in Animal Diseases), Chicago, IL, “The dynamics of antibiotic resistance in young calves.”

Oct. 2000. AAVLD (American Association for Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians): “Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Salmonella spp. Isolated from animals and animal environments in Ohio, 1998-1999.”

Oct. 2000. Food safety seminar, UC Davis, CA, “Assessing the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using cluster analysis techniques, Poster: Antibiotic resistance in fecal Enterococcus faecalis in young calves.”

Nov. 2000. CRWAD, Chicago, IL, Poster: “Assessing the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in young calves using cluster analysis techniques.”

March 2001. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The Netherlands, “Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using Cluster analysis techniques.”

Nov. 2001. CRWAD, Chicago, IL, “Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns to study the emergence of a unique strain of Salmonella enterica serovar Newport in dairy cattle.”

Nov. 2001. CRWAD, Poster: “Wild Birds on dairies.”

Nov. 2001. CRWAD, Poster: “Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolates from waterways in a dairy intense area.”

March 2002., CDC meeting on Multi-drug Resistant Salmonella Newport, Atlanta, GE, “Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and PFGE to study the emergence of a unique strain of Salmonella enterica serovar Newport in dairy cattle.”

Nov. 2002. CRWAD, St. Louis, MO, “A clinical field trial in a calf ranch evaluating the influence of prophylactic And therapeutic antibiotic use on antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli and calf health.”

Nov. 2002. CRWAD, St. Louis, MO, Poster: “Relationship between antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolated from bulk tank milk.”

Nov. 2003. CRWAD, Chicago, IL, “The clonal dissemination of antibiotic resistant fecal Escherichia coli in bovine animal production in Washington State.”

June 2004. Texas A&M, College Station, TX, “Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in enteric Escherichia coli in pre-weaned dairy calves.”

July 2004. World Buiatrics Conference, Quebec, Canada, “A clinical field trial in a calf ranch evaluating the influence of prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic use on antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli and calf health.”

Nov. 2004. United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) Committee on Salmonella, Greensboro, NC, “Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to compare historic and contemporary isolates of multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport.” "Time Specific Scientific Papers",

May 2005. Ohio State University: “Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in enteric Escherichia coli in pre-weaned dairy calves.”

Aug 2005. UC Davis. “The risks of Salmonella and Antibiotic Resistance in pre-weaned calves” and “Risk factors associated with antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in pre-weaned calves.”

June 2006. Future Fairs Exhibition, Western Institute of Food Safety and Security, Food-related and environmental flow of Salmonella enterica and its impact on human infection. Poster Presentation.

Sept 2006, ASM Conference on Salmonella. Victoria, BC, Canada, “Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to describe the dissemination of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium in a dairy shed”

June 2008, ASM Conference on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria, Copenhagen, Denmark. Evaluating therapeutic and prophylactic antimicrobial use in dairy calves. Poster presentation.